Miners baseball broadcaster takes part in UCLA camp

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Sep 12, 2013 at 11:01 AM

Tanner Hortonfor the Daily News

Since his freshman year, Yreka High senior Anthony Rifenburg has been involved in sports in a way that very few have ever done before.He first became team manager for the varsity boys basketball team. Following that, he was approached by head varsity baseball coach Jason Freitas about broadcasting games for the baseball team. He accepted the offer, and has been covering games ever since.Recently, Rifenburg made his way down to UCLA for a 5-day broadcasting camp. The camp was a gift from Coach Freitas, and all of the expenses were covered by a scholarship. From Aug. 5 to the 9th, Rifenburg and 73 other teens participated in various activities in order to improve their broadcasting and sports journalism skills.The camp featured well known broadcasters such as Beto Duran from ESPN, USC announcer Pete Arbogast, and L.A. Laker announcer John Ireland. One of the highlights from the camp was a mock press conference with an assistant coach from the UCLA men's basketball team.One of the things Anthony learned from the camp was that "as a broadcaster, you're telling a story. It's more than just telling what happens."Rifenburg, a San Francisco Giants fan, said that the broadcaster he most looks up to is Los Angeles Dodger announcer Vin Scully, "even though he works for the Dodgers." Rifenburg said that Scully is "the best storyteller there is."Currently, Anthony is looking into several colleges for after high school. Currently, he has his sights set on Sacramento State, where he hopes to pursue a career in broadcasting.